From The Publisher
This comprehensive volume offers a state-of-the-art exploration of the theoretical base and practical applications of organization development. Thoroughly revised and updated, the sixth edition reflects recent developments in OD usage, its expansion into new areas, current research, and an evaluation of OD's capabilities and limitations. The authors address the rapidly changing context of globalization, intensified competition and collaboration, and high-interest matters such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and large-scale organizational change.
 

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New edition of a standard text first published in 1973, providing a concise exposition of theory, practice, and research related to making organizations and the individuals within the organization work better. Arrangement of material is in four main sections giving an overview of OD and its changing context, description of interventions and their importance to teams and intergroup and interpersonal relationships, issues in consulting, and research and the future of OD, including a community's relationship to OD. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
 
 

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